GEORGIA: OSCE COUNTERTERRORISM WORKSHOP

UNCLAS TBILISI 002168

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

FOR EUR/RPM (ROSS TAGGART/RICHARD PROSEN/ERIC STONE),S/CT
(SHARRI CLARK/DON KURSCH),USOSCE (ANDREW HYDE/JULIE
RASCHKA)

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OSCE PREL PTER GG
SUBJECT: GEORGIA: OSCE COUNTERTERRORISM WORKSHOP
RECOMMENDED PARTICIPANTS

REF: SECSTATE 115646


1. (SBU) In response to reftel, Embassy Tbilisi would like
to put forth one primary and one alternate name for
consideration to attend the 11-12 February 2010 OSCE
counterterrorism workshop in Vienna. Either candidate would
strongly contribute to an effective environment for
discussion on the pressing issues to be reviewed at the
workshop.


2. (SBU) Primary Candidate: Deputy Minister of Internal
Affairs for Special Operations, Shalva Janashvili: Mr.
Janashvili serves as Georgia's chief law enforcement officer
under the Minister of Internal Affairs for all Georgian
significant infrastructure, such as pipelines, hydro-electric
plants, and strategic resources. Additionally, he is the
chief of Georgian emergency response services, such as those
which would respond to natural disasters, terrorist attacks,
and other incidents as directed by the minister. Mr.
Janashvili serves as the chief for all Georgian MOIA special
operations units, which play the most visible and important
role in Georgian CT operations.


3. (SBU) Alternate Candidate: Deputy Chief, Georgian
Ministry of Internal Affairs Anti-Terrorism Center (ATC)
Zurab Maisuradze. Mr. Maisuradze is the deputy chief of the
primary internal security service unit that combats terrorism
in Georgia, and works with the USG in carrying out these
duties. Seeking to detect and deter terrorist threats in
Georgia, the ATC from which Mr. Maisuradze carries out his
managerial duties is an essential part of Georgian internal
security and its successes in recent years against Islamic
extremism and terrorist transit through Georgia.
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